How-To Geek

You've likely been sitting on automation potential right in your pocket or attached to your keys. While Apple AirTags started out as a way to find lost luggage or misplaced wallets, they've quietly evolved into the coolest and most versatile Home Assistant accessory out there right now. They are devices that give you precise locations, but they can easily be used in a smart home. Location tracking doesn't have to be as simple as we make it. Using just a cheap tag, you add more features to your home without much effort.

Subaru just pulled the wraps off its newest SUV, and it’s a pretty big deal for the brand. The all-electric 2027 Getaway is its first three-row model—and also its most powerful yet.

Building PCs is hardly anything new, but it's definitely an enthusiast thing, and that can create a lot of myths and misconceptions. You've probably heard myths, such as that liquid coolers are dangerous and can flood your entire PC, or that SSDs are less reliable than HDDs.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ll be spending a lot of time on HBO Max in April after seeing all the new shows and movies streaming this month.

Kia has introduced the US version of its EV3 crossover, and it's poised to deliver strong range and charging capabilities for a small electric SUV.

Inbox Zero sounds like a dream for many. However, in reality, it’s a daily challenge to go through newsletters, bills, and important emails. Now, Google is taking aim at this frustration with a feature called AI Inbox that was announced as a part of Gemini-powered updates to Gmail earlier in January this year.

People fall into two distinct camps when it comes to phone chargers: those who religiously unplug them when they're done, and the rest of us who leave them plugged in indefinitely. If you belong to the latter camp, allow me to offer a few compelling reasons why unplugging your charger is the smarter move.

Apple is rolling out a new patch for old iOS versions to protect users from the widespread hacking exploit known as DarkSword. Apple is releasing this new update for iOS 18 users today—anyone on the latest iOS 26 release is already safe.

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini allow you to upload files and photos or paste large chunks of text. You can then do things such as summarizing documents or turning your selfies into Studio Ghibli-style images. The danger is that you can end up uploading personal information that you really shouldn't be sharing.

Plex Media Server, the software known for turning any PC or NAS into a personal streaming service, is officially ending support and updates for 32-bit versions of Windows. Plex's decision comes in response to Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 back in October 2025.

Typically, when you're uploading a file to the cloud, you need to open your browser, log into your account, navigate to the right folder, click the upload button, locate your files or folders in the file picker window, and then hit upload. What if you could just type one line into a terminal, hit enter, and be done? The open-source tool rclone lets you do just that.

If you're a Ryobi fan, you probably have a wide collection of its bright-colored tools you've slowly collected from Home Depot. Over the years, the company has released hundreds of tools and accessories, mainly under the 18V ONE+ tool line, and some of them are better than others. While there's a good reason many of its products end up discontinued, here are a few I wish could come back.

Admittedly, SATA SSDs don't have too many uses anymore; they're nearly obsolete for many people. When faced with a choice, pretty much anyone will pick an NVMe, which offer significantly faster speeds and have done so for many years.

When it comes to the best streaming services out there, one that I’ve always loved to talk about is Apple TV. There’s a lot you can do with an Apple TV subscription, but for me, I’m always checking out the television shows on it. Whether it’s Severance or For All Mankind, there are so many different series to check out.

Vinyl sales are near all-time highs, and their popularity has revived a conversation that has raged for decades: why does vinyl sound better than digital? Where is the magic in vinyl that digital lacks? But there is no magic—vinyl isn’t better.

I've tested and reviewed dozens of smartphones over the years, but my daily driver has remained a Samsung since the Galaxy S4 launched in 2013. Sure, I've run with a Pixel or OnePlus for months at a time, but I always end up returning to Samsung.

Smart cameras are only as good as how reliably you can access them, and they have remained as one of Matter's trickiest challenges. The Connectivity Standards Alliance is addressing this with Matter 1.5.1, an incremental but meaningful update focusing on refining device performance and improving flexibility across ecosystems. The latest version is aimed at cameras and video doorbells that joined the Matter ecosystem last November.

A gigabit internet plan is more than enough for just about every household. But what do you do if, despite paying a lot of money for an expensive plan, your connection is still disappointing? Investigate, of course.

So you've bought a multicolor 3D printer, or you've added an upgrade kit to your existing model to give it the ability to make lovely 3D prints with multiple filaments. It's one of the biggest leaps you can take with 3D printing, and these machines are finally affordable for everyone.